Go-oo has built in OpenXML import filters and it will import your Microsoft Works files. Compared with up-stream OO.o, it has better Microsoft binary file support (with eg. fields support), and it will import WordPerfect graphics beautifully. If you are reliant on Excel VBA macros - then Go-oo offers the best macro fidelity too. If you expect your spreadsheets to calculate compatibly, or you get embedded Visio diagrams in your documents, you'll want Go-oo._________________replace .co.cc with .info to get access to stuff I posted in forum
dropbox 2GB freeOpenOffice for Puppy LinuxLast edited by Dingo on Thu 18 Feb 2010, 15:23; edited 3 times in total

Trying to use this sfs in dpup 484 beta 4. Every document I try to open (all Word docs) I get this error:

'General Error:
General input/output error."

What does this mean? Any idea? the OO forums are full of this error, with no clear explanation as to what this means except that one should delete the configuration folder from one's home directory. But there is no folder in my home directory as this is the first time I have tried to use go-oo on a fresh pupsave...

This seems to happen when opening Word documents. With openoffice .odt files, I get "General error" in a box and then the document opens. With .xls Excel files, I get the same "general input/output error" again.

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Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 09:36 Post subject:

very strange, I opened word and odt files without problems, can you attach a sample file (only dummy text, like loremipsum ecc...) in order to allow other users to report their experience?_________________replace .co.cc with .info to get access to stuff I posted in forum
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Thanks Dingo for the help. Here's a zip file containing a sample doc and a sample odt. Both created using the normal OpenOffice 3.2 sfs file for dpup that someone has made (available at ver 5 sfs files in ibiblio), which seems to work ok. Same errors produced in Go-OO.

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Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 21:13 Post subject:

Tried but... No way! same error you reported. Something is wrong or in sources or in python script, Use Go-oo 3.1.1 until solution will be found_________________replace .co.cc with .info to get access to stuff I posted in forum
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I downloaded Go-OO 3.2 sfs4 (for Puppy 4.3.xx with 2.6.30.5 kernel) this past week and it works well. There are no menu entries and, while the ROX pinboard/desktop icons look okay in Lighthousepup 443f (final), they look terrible in Puppy 4.31 (official) -- kinda' like they are 16x16.png's trying to display as 48x48.png's. Tried editing my downloaded sfs in Lighthouse to add the OpenOffice desktop icons from Barry's OO3.1.1 compilation, but was unsuccessful -- ended up just adding OpenOffice3.1.1 icons to a 'My Documents' folder and setting them via ROX's set icon function. It is a small matter since the program does work (and even has .docx capability)!

Does this sfs have Java included and -- if it does not -- where/how can I add it?

Which functions in Open Office even require Java to run?

All in all, this is a great program that I am thankful you took the time to Puppify (is that even a word?)!

I downloaded Go-OO 3.2 sfs4 (for Puppy 4.3.xx with 2.6.30.5 kernel) this past week and it works well. There are no menu entries and, while the ROX pinboard/desktop icons look okay in Lighthousepup 443f (final), they look terrible in Puppy 4.31 (official) -- kinda' like they are 16x16.png's trying to display as 48x48.png's. Tried editing my downloaded sfs in Lighthouse to add the OpenOffice desktop icons from Barry's OO3.1.1 compilation, but was unsuccessful -- ended up just adding OpenOffice3.1.1 icons to a 'My Documents' folder and setting them via ROX's set icon function. It is a small matter since the program does work (and even has .docx capability)!

Does this sfs have Java included and -- if it does not -- where/how can I add it?

Which functions in Open Office even require Java to run?

All in all, this is a great program that I am thankful you took the time to Puppify (is that even a word?)!

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